title: Implant rehabilitation of canines in case of bilaterally missing maxillary lateral incisors.
abstract: This article reports the successful treatment of a patient with a malocclusion and missing maxillary lateral incisors with an unusual implant-prosthetic rehabilitation in place of the canines. A man, 25 years 5 months of age, was referred by his general dentist with the chief complaint of retained maxillary deciduous canines. He had a skeletal Class I and an Angle Class I malocclusion with an open-bite tendency and prolonged retention of both deciduous canines. The malocclusion was treated with extraction of the maxillary deciduous canines, a fixed edgewise appliance, and implant-prosthesis rehabilitation in place of the canines. A functional and an esthetic occlusion was achieved.
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Biosciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Murilo Sérgio Principe
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bizetto
authors.forename: Fábio Rafael
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Tessarollo
authors.forename: Emigdio Enrique Orellana
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Jimenez
authors.forename: Odilon
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Guariza-Filho
authors.forename: Elisa Souza
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.forename: Orlando Motohiro
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000848:Anodontia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D003481:Cuspid / Q000601:surgery; D015921:Dental Implants; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D008311:Malocclusion, Angle Class I / Q000628:therapy*; D008437:Maxilla; D024343:Open Bite / Q000628:therapy; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants